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Originally Posted by roaddawg  Why are you still pretending that GSP has no interest when there are other videos that suggest otherwise? If GSP didn't want this fight he could pull a Jon Jones and say hell no to Joe Silva. The fight simply wouldn't happen in the same manner that Silva is saying hell no to Jon Jones. You know how GSP is. He absolutely will not look beyond his current opponent and he shouldn't but regardless he has expressed equal interest. Please don't make it sound like GSP is being bullied into fighting Silva.
If GSP wins then watch the post fight against Condit (we all know what Rogan is going to ask him). I will bet just about anything he publically goes on record on his quest to fight Silva. |
GSP is a fighter which is why he isn't outright saying no to this fight like Jones is. To say he has expressed equal interest is bullshit. I don't ever remember GSP sitting on the fence healthy waiting to fight Edgar while legitimate contenders are waiting for fights.
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Originally Posted by roaddawg If Silva didn't wait this fight which was suppose to happen after he beat Sonnen and GSP beat Shields would never happen. If those two are going to do this they need to do it while both are on a winning streak. A fight with either of the two if either lost wouldn't be as marketable.
Its now or probably never and make no mistake fans want to see this fight. |
That's all correct but it doesn't change the fact that Anderson is waiting not defending his title while angling himself to get a fight with a smaller fighter.
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Originally Posted by roaddawg If GSP and Ben Henderson were on a tear hell I would want to see it especially with their wrestling and striking backgrounds. Although I will admit I would want to see Nick Diaz vs GSP more because he is a former champion with a proven track record. I haven't even bothered to look this up but does GSP have more title defenses than Diaz has fights? I am guessing no. |
How many fights Weidman has in comparison to Anderson's defenses has nothing to do with his legitimacy as a contender. If you're going to use that logic eventually nobody with under 20 fights will even be elligible to fight Silva.
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Originally Posted by roaddawg It wouldn't be any more of a spectable than Couture Vs Machida and James Toney (which by far was much worse)? Hell Fedor fighting Hong Man Choi and Zulu was also bullshit but it was fun to watch (vanity or freak fight). |
The difference is that Couture and Fedor weren't champions. Nobody is going to reference those fights when talking about Randy's or Fedor's careers except in a somewhat quizzical manner.
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Originally Posted by roaddawg So what would be the purpose in Silva fighting Jon Jones or do you disagree with these two fighting. Would this not be a vanity fight? |
Fighters move up in weight when they've "cleaned out" their divisions. They don't move down. Especially when they've not only already fought at the upper weight class but also because they, their management, the media and their fans all consistently brag about those outings at higher weight classes.